Made, Contested, Invisible – A Critical Data Studies Perspective on Reimagining Methodology in a Datafied Communication Science

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M&K Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft

Jahrgang 74 (2026), Heft 1

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2026
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Jahrgang 74 (2026), Heft 1

Made, Contested, Invisible – A Critical Data Studies Perspective on Reimagining Methodology in a Datafied Communication Science

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